Team Sport Syllabus
Team Sport Syllabus
Team Sport Syllabus
COURSE OF STUDY
In the interest of enhancing physical fitness and athletic skills, this course will develop student interest in
sports, lifetime fitness, and the competitive spirit that is inherent in us all. Basic motor skills and knowledge of
sports concepts are important tools in the development and continuation of an attitude of health and lifetime
fitness. The following sports and skills may be covered during the course of the school year: *Issues regarding
weather, facilities usage, and scheduling conflicts hinder the ability to create a chronological schedule for the
content of this course
OBJECTIVES
1. Demonstrate competency in a variety of sport specific motor skills through class participation.
2. Integrate appropriate sport specific techniques and strategies into game play.
3. Show an improvement in overall physical fitness including cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength,
flexibility and concentration through daily participation and periodic assessments.
4. Demonstrate understanding of rules and strategies of various sports through the completion of written tests.
5. Safely and confidently compete in a variety of sports and physical activities.
CLASSROOM RULES
1. Take care of the school and equipment. 8. Line up alphabetically and stay in line quietly
2. Respect your classmates and yourself. while the teacher takes attendance.
3. Be courteous and helpful. 9. No jewelry in class.
4. No gum chewing in class. 10. Bring physical education clothes everyday
5. No food or drink in the gym and locker to class. They may be left overnight in a small
room areas. Water bottles may be allowed. locker that is locked. Please
6. Be in the locker room when tardy bells ring. 11. Note: You will need a lock for your locker.
7. Be in line dressed in gym hallway (selected area) 12. The school is NOT responsible for stolen items,
5 minutes after the tardy bell. so please lock up your valuables.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
1. Dress Requirement:
• Proper Dress
Students are required to be dressed every day for class in clothes other than those they wore to school.
Students who are not properly dressed will not be allowed to participate or make up the missed class.
The first no dress is a warning. Second is a no count. Third and subsequent no dress will be a 0 for the
day.
• Acceptable dress includes: Full length T-shirts and athletic type shorts. T-shirts without sleeves are
unacceptable. Soft soled athletic shoes with laces that are tied.
• Unacceptable dress includes: Clothes worn to school that day. Ripped shirts, low cut and spaghetti
straps, A-shirts. Cut offs, jeans, shorts worn below the hips and low cut shorts. Boots, shoes without
laces, untied shoes, shoes that mark the floor, slip-ons sandals and crocs. Anything that goes
against school dress code.
2. Locker Requirement: You may use the half lockers (small locker) for overnight; you can use a full locker
during class. LOCK UP YOUR POSSESSIONS!!!
3. Participation: This is a participation class. Each nine weeks, you are allowed 3 dress cuts. On the 4th dress
cut you will automatically fail for the 9 weeks.
4. Tardy: You will lose points for each tardy and the 4th tardy to class per semester will result in a detention.
5. Medical: A parental excuse in the day of your excuse from participation due to illness and/or injury may be
used for 2 days. A doctor's excuse is needed for an extended illness, disability and/or injury of more than 3
days with a maximum of 30 days to excuse you from the class. Longer injuries, disabilities, and/or illnesses
will result in you taking the class over again. Students must report all injuries that occur during class to their
teacher immediately.
EXTRA POINTS
HORSEPLAY and PUTDOWNS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Students will respect each other and
keep hands and feet to themselves. Be courteous to other students and teachers. During any activity
there will be no putdowns, name calling or arguments. Use of foul language will not be tolerated. Play
fair and display good sportsmanship.
Leave all equipment in the cart and do not touch anything. Wait until teacher directs which items are to
be taken from the cart. Students will only use equipment with teacher permission
Wait for your teacher to stop activity and dismiss you to the locker room. PLACE, do not throw, all
equipment where the teacher has directed you immediately.
GRADING
Work habits, attitude, dressing out and degree of effort on a daily basis.
Points will be deducted for incomplete uniform, non-participation, tardies, and poor attitude/behavior.
We have read through the syllaubus and understand the expectations and policies for this semester’s
Physical Education class.
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